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Dapelle Hair Remover

K973773510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 17, 199776-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.5360

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Wellquest Intl., Inc. · KCX Epilator, High Frequency, Tweezer-Type

Cleared on Dec 17, 1997 after a 76-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Dec 17, 1997
Review
76 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KCX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973773Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All KCX devices

KCX Epilator, High Frequency, Tweezer-Type: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KCX

FDA has decided no KCX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KCX

Too few KCX 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · KCX

No recall names KCX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KCX

1in 2014

2012: 22014: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KCX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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What is it indicated for?

The Intended use for this product is to remove unwanted hair.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K973773: Dapelle Hair Remover.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973773

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026